CURRENT MISSION

To travel promoting my indie film that was 4 years in the making!

ABOUT ME

I was born with a camera in hand. By age 18, I’d shot a no-budget digital feature and heard the siren call of film. I left Cincinnati for L.A. and in 3 ½ years, graduated magna cum laude from USC. I spent the next 4 years pouring blood, sweat, tears, and grants from Panavision, Kodak and Laser Pacific into my first real feature. Finale was shot on Super 16mm with a documentary-size skeleton crew that would make Herzog proud, all in-camera practical effects, and style reminiscent of the master of Italian horror, Dario Argento – all achieved on a deceptively low budget. With most my belongings in storage, I currently reside on friends’ couches as I prepare for my next feature with Fire Trial Films.

PHILOSOPHY

You only live once, so why waste it doing anything other than pursuing your dreams?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just discovered this site!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couch surfed (paying by the month) while I was raising financing for my film - roughly a year - so I'm stoked to discover this community!

Interests

Filmmaking, Photogrpahy, Writing & Literature. Horror and Independent Films.

• writing
• literature
• documentaries
• film making
• movies
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Suspiria, Requiem for a Dream, Donnie Darko, Profundo Rosso, Wild at Heart, Evil Dead, 12 Monkeys, the original Hills Have Eyes... a whole lot more.

Radiohead, Muse, Nirvana, Pink floyd, Bright Eyes, Metallica, Green Day

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Better told in person than writing

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share about filmmaking - especially low budget and 16mm.